Poverty and living standards in Antofagasta, Chile: official figures
7.6% of occupied homes in Antofagasta were overcrowded in the 2024 census (15,392 homes), and 0.9% critically so (Chile: 5.7% and 0.6%); 3rd highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Do homes in Antofagasta have running water?
95.9% of homes in Antofagasta got their water from the public network in 2024 (Chile: 92.3%), 2nd highest of Chile's 16 regions; 3,397 homes (1.7%) had no water distribution system at all.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyDo homes in Antofagasta have sanitation and electricity?
97.9% of homes in Antofagasta were connected to a sewer or septic tank in 2024 (Chile: 97.0%), and 902 homes (0.4%) had no electricity.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes in Antofagasta have no internet?
3.5% of households in Antofagasta had no internet access in the 2024 census (Chile: 6.8%); the lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many households in Antofagasta cook with firewood?
0.3% of households in Antofagasta cooked with firewood in 2024 (Chile: 5.1%), 2nd lowest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many people rent their home in Antofagasta?
48.6% of occupied homes in Antofagasta were owned (paid off or being paid for) and 34.6% were rented in 2024 (Chile: 61.1% and 26.2%); the rented share is 2nd highest of Chile's 16 regions.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyHow many homes are there in Antofagasta?
The census counted 231,618 private dwellings in Antofagasta in 2024, up 18.7% on the 195,173 of 2017, while the population grew 9.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE) · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Antofagasta?
16.4% of people in Antofagasta lived in income poverty in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 17.3%). That is 4th lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyIs poverty in Antofagasta going down?
The income poverty rate in Antofagasta was 19.5% in 2022 and 16.5% in 2017, so the 2024 figure is down 3.1 percentage points on 2022 and down 0.1 percentage points on 2017 (Chile: 22.5% in 2017, 20.5% in 2022), using the 2024 poverty methodology for every year.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Antofagasta live in extreme poverty?
7.1% of residents of Antofagasta were in extreme poverty in 2024, 7th lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 6.9%); the rate was 8.6% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people are poor in Antofagasta?
CASEN 2024 estimates that 117,795 people in Antofagasta lived below the income poverty line, out of 718,800 people in private households; that is 3.4% of the 3,478,364 people in poverty nationwide.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat is the multidimensional poverty rate in Antofagasta?
17.3% of people in Antofagasta were in multidimensional poverty in 2024 (deprived in education, health, work and social security, housing or social networks), down 4.5 percentage points from 21.9% in 2022. Nationally the rate was 17.7%; Antofagasta is 6th highest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyWhat are the main causes of poverty in Antofagasta?
The most common deprivations among households in Antofagasta in 2024 were insecurity in the area where they live (27.9% of households; Chile: 28.2%), informal work (25.1%) and no support network (19.8%), out of the 20 indicators in the multidimensional poverty measure.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Antofagasta have low incomes?
19.0% of people in Antofagasta lived in households whose monetary income per person was below half the median in 2024 (Chile: 20.8%), 4th lowest of 16 regions; the share was 18.7% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Antofagasta are affected by insecurity?
27.9% of households in Antofagasta were deprived on the security indicator of the multidimensional poverty measure in 2024, 4th highest of 16 regions (Chile: 28.2%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Antofagasta compares with other regions
Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 3 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Overcrowded homes (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarapaca | 10.4% |
| 2 | Arica y Parinacota | 8.0% |
| 3 | Antofagasta | 7.6% |
| 4 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 6.5% |
| 5 | Atacama | 5.7% |
| 6 | Maule | 5.4% |
| 7 | Araucania | 5.4% |
Households without internet (Census 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 15 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Households without internet (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Atacama | 6.7% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 6.0% |
| 11 | Arica y Parinacota | 5.6% |
| 12 | Tarapaca | 4.7% |
| 13 | Magallanes | 4.7% |
| 14 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 4.4% |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 3.5% |
Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 2 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Homes on the public water network (Census 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 97.9% |
| 2 | Antofagasta | 95.9% |
| 3 | Magallanes | 95.4% |
| 4 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 94.7% |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 92.8% |
| 6 | Arica y Parinacota | 91.0% |
| 7 | Maule | 90.2% |
Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 12 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Income poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 17.9% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 17.8% |
| 11 | Los Lagos | 16.5% |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 16.4% |
| 13 | Aysen | 14.3% |
| 14 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 13.3% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 9.9% |
Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 9 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Extreme poverty rate (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Los Rios | 8.5% |
| 7 | Atacama | 7.4% |
| 8 | Biobio | 7.2% |
| 9 | Antofagasta | 7.1% |
| 10 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 7.0% |
| 11 | Valparaiso | 6.8% |
| 12 | Los Lagos | 6.4% |
Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 6 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Multidimensional poverty rate, population (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 19.7% |
| 4 | Arica y Parinacota | 18.7% |
| 5 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 17.9% |
| 6 | Antofagasta | 17.3% |
| 7 | Coquimbo | 17.0% |
| 8 | Los Lagos | 16.3% |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 15.9% |
People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Antofagasta ranks 12 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | People below half the median monetary income per person (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 21.2% |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 20.8% |
| 11 | Los Lagos | 20.7% |
| 12 | Antofagasta | 19.0% |
| 13 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 16.3% |
| 14 | Aysen | 15.1% |
| 15 | Magallanes | 11.5% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE): Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2024: Sintesis de resultados (Tables 1-4, 8, 13, 18, 21, 24-28, 30-31, 33-37 and 39 by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdf5a5b0acc0…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, situacion de ingresos de los hogares, tables 3 (average household income by type and region, 2006-2024), 9 (composition of monetary income by region) and 21 (people below 50% of the median per-person income by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7e90810f6eb9…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, pobreza multidimensional (metodologia 2024), tables 25 (households deprived in each indicator by region) and 33 (incidence in the population by region, 2022 and 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdb44781fc4e…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, pobreza por ingresos (metodologia 2024), tables 4 (national) and 6 (poverty and extreme poverty by region, 2009-2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 12202786414f…)
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